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Perhaps the most recurring and paradoxical trigger of change in human society has been war.

— Linda Colley Can history help? (2018)

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One of the ways in which all universities could contribute substantially to their home societies is by helping students obtain a better understanding of the development and interdependencies over time of our seemingly fragmented globe.

The second amendment, passed in 1791, allowing US citizens access to arms, was manageable when most firearms were muskets that took minutes to load.

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Only the dead have seen the end of war.

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